Honey varieties
Medical Grade Honey is not one variety — it is a standard.
MGH™ spans a range of honey varieties, and any honey with a credible therapeutic profile can qualify under the standard. Manuka is our specialism. Below are the principal varieties used in advanced wound care, cosmetics, OTC, veterinary and specialist consumer products today.
The varieties
Therapeutic honeys at a glance.
New Zealand · Australia
Manuka
MGO — non-peroxide activity
Our specialism. The most studied therapeutic honey. Non-peroxide activity driven by methylglyoxal (MGO) makes it the reference variety for advanced wound care.
Read the Manuka profileWestern Australia
Jarrah
TA — high hydrogen peroxide, low GI
Eucalyptus marginata honey with exceptionally high peroxide-based antibacterial activity and unusually low glucose — a distinct therapeutic profile.
Read the Jarrah profileYemen · Middle East
Sidr
Ziziphus spina-christi — traditional use
Ancient therapeutic honey from the Sidr tree, long used in Unani and traditional medicine. Increasingly studied for antimicrobial and wound-care applications.
Read the Sidr profileUK · Northern Europe
Heather
Calluna vulgaris — thixotropic, polyphenol-rich
Distinctive thixotropic honey with a high phenolic load. Documented antibacterial and antioxidant activity supports interest in dermatological use.
Read the Heather profileMalaysia · SE Asia
Tualang
Koompassia excelsa — multifloral, peroxide-active
Multifloral honey from giant Tualang trees. Studies report antibacterial, antioxidant and wound-healing activity comparable to Manuka in several models.
Read the Tualang profileEurope · North America
Buckwheat
Fagopyrum esculentum — dark, polyphenol-dense
Dark honey with one of the highest polyphenol contents recorded. Clinical interest particularly in cough suppression and antioxidant activity.
Read the Buckwheat profileNext